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Tanya Harford (born 28 November 1958) is a retired South African tennis player.[2]

Tanya Harford

Full name	Tanya Jane Harford Gemmell
Country (sports)	South Africa
Born	(1958-11-28) 28 November 1958 (age 63) Cape Town, South Africa [1]
Height	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) [1]
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	1R (1980)
French Open	2R (1982)
Wimbledon	3R (1980, 1982)
US Open	3R (1977)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	2R (1980)
French Open	W (1981)
Wimbledon	SF (1981)
US Open	QF (1978, 1981)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon	QF (1981)
US Open	1R (1980, 1980)

In 1981 she won the doubles title at the French Open together with compatriot Rosalyn Fairbank. In the final they defeated Candy Reynolds and Paula Smith in straight sets. Her best result at the Wimbledon Championships was reaching the third round in the singles in 1980 and 1982 as well as the semifinal in the doubles and the quarterfinal in the mixed doubles event.[3]

In 1976 she was a runner-up at the Irish Open. Harford reached the final of the South African Open in 1979 but lost in straight sets to Brigitte Cuypers. With Fairbank she won the doubles title at the WTA Swiss Open in 1981.

She served as chair for the Joburg Gay Pride Festival Company, which was organizing the Johannesburg gay pride parade until the dissolution of the company in April 2013,[4] following controversy over the 2012 edition.[5]

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1981	French Open	Clay	Rosalyn Fairbank	Candy Reynolds Paula Smith	6–1, 6–3

Career finals

Singles (1 runner-up)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Dec 1979	South African Open, Johannesburg	Hard	Brigitte Cuypers	6–7, 2–6

References

External links

• Tanya Harford at the Women's Tennis Association
• Tanya Harford at the International Tennis Federation

На других языках

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[de] Tanya Harford

Tanya Harford (* 28. November 1958) ist eine ehemalige südafrikanische Tennisspielerin.

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- [en] Tanya Harford

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